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doka sized gate pins/hinges
any tips tricks... for removal of siezed gate pins apart from direct heat to free off i was thinking of drilling through the pin to get some rotation on them or welding a tool on the end of pin to get the things moving...ive been feeding them plus gas for a few days but getting the lube where it needs to be is proving hard with only capiliry action and virtiually no penitration....if need be it will be out with the mapp gas and copper hammer n punch...just thouhgt some of yah might have an alternitve to brute force and butchering
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Re: doka sized gate pins/hinges
xriss wrote: ... but getting the lube where it needs to be is proving hard with only capiliry action and virtiually no penitration....if need be it will be out with the ....
Have you tried HERE?

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Re: doka sized gate pins/hinges
syncropaddy wrote:xriss wrote: ... but getting the lube where it needs to be is proving hard with only capiliry action and virtiually no penitration....if need be it will be out with the ....
Have you tried HERE?



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Re: doka sized gate pins/hinges
make a cut the length of the sleeve with a thin cutting disk then open up the cut a bit with a flat head screwdriver, you should now be able to tap the pin out with reative ease, when your finished just weld up the cut again, if you try and beat out the pins without cutting then you will just end up deforming the hinges and the side of the doka.


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Re: doka sized gate pins/hinges
Mine were very stuck....but air hammer got em out without any damage to the hinges..noisey though!
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Re: doka sized gate pins/hinges
i wonder if a hammer drill would work? one where you can turn off the rotary action.
you could sacrifice an old drill bit of the right size if it is an sds or just stick the correct size punch into a normal chuck.
you could sacrifice an old drill bit of the right size if it is an sds or just stick the correct size punch into a normal chuck.
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Re: doka sized gate pins/hinges
induction heating perhaps...semi preserve the paintwork http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Mini-Ductor-I ... 0827810147" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; anybody got or used 

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Re: doka sized gate pins/hinges
4 down 4 to go drilled out , then hacksawed portion out allows plus gas in to do its thing ...then drift out ....no paint bdamage as no heat used blaa blaa....& not a a trace of any KY in sight









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Re: doka sized gate pins/hinges
Just done this job on our doka rebuild. Bloody tight little buggers but air chisel got them in the end. Now to find a rear 1/4 panel for less than a fiver.
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